Heaven at Crescent Head

During many road trips up and down the East coast of Australia one of my favourite places to stop was the delightful Crescent Head in Northern N.S.W.  Today I stumbled upon a rental in this delightful town that has plunged me into dreams of long lazy Summer holidays with Surfer Boy - sleeping in our truck and chasing the surf.  Those days are long gone - 2 kids and a mortgage have seen to that as well as the demise of our beloved Troop Carrier, but maybe the dream isn't completely dead.  This house would make for an amazing family surf holiday and as it sleeps 8 there is no reason not to convince others to come too...

That verandah is making my heart soar - oh to be sitting there after a day in the sun with a book and a slushy...
 

What else could you possible need?  This house has everything to ensure the perfect holiday (including lock-up surfboard storage!).  The interior isn't precious but perfectly suited to a fuss free sojourn...  now to email them and see how much it is....

It's Not That Big!

We had our first camping trip with the kids this weekend and it was a huge success. The kids loved it and a great time was had by all. The most exciting thing was the success of the new tent. Last Christmas Surfer Boy and I bought each other a tent for Christmas. I was put in charge of buying it and came home with a 16 man tent and Surfer Boy nearly had a heart attack!

It was so big we weren't able to put it up before we went as it wouldn't fit in the back yard. We contemplated setting it up in the park but thought we might get in trouble. The golden rule of camping is always to make sure you have put up your tent before you go so you know if there is anything vital missing, like the poles, or so you don't get caught in the dark trying to put up a tent you have never seen before.

We arrived at out camp site at 9.30 in the evening, it was dark, starting to rain, and we had a frigging enormous tent that we had never seen out of it's bag! Not good!

With the help of the car headlights and teamwork we had it up in a surprisingly short period of time and had the kids tucked into their new home quick as a wink.

Surfer Boy seems quite happy with the 'Taj Mahal' as it has been nicknamed, and is eating his words.

Here is the 'Taj' in all it's glory.

I Could Do This Everyday..

pink cupcakes,

cherries,

camambert,

boys with hotdogs,

sparkly wine glasses,

strawberries,

flourless chocolate cake,

double cream,

trampolines,

little girls giggling,

kittens,

What more could you ask for on the last official day of school holidays.

Thank you to Penny and Leslie for a lovely long lunch.

Penny's guests arrive bearing home made baked goods

Summer

We have had the most wonderful Summer. Day upon day of glorious weather, days spent at the beach exploring rock pools, learning to body surf at high tide, hours on end of just hanging with the cousins, swinging in the hammock reading trashy mags (me, not the kids). What more could you ask for. It has been so fantastic to watch the kids have the sort of summer we had when we were young. Lots of freedom, salty skin and flopping into bed exhausted at the end of a long hot day.

And of course Surfer Boy could not resist building something - so waa laa! A cubby.

And thank you to everyone who was so sympathetic to my plight after the great cat pee disaster. Much appreciated.

Heading back down the beach tomorrow so stay well.